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Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23
THE BOOM BUSTED.

The party of Logansport gentleman who
went to Wichita, Kansas, last spring with
the view of locating at that place, but
afterwards backed out and returned TO this
city, will doubtless be surprised to learn
that the entire bottom has dropped out of
the boom In that town. Notes to the
amount Of $3.50, 900, given for deferred
payments on land went to protest there In
one week. Work on whole blocks of
buildings partly finished In Wichita has
been suspended. There Is this thing about
these notes. however Most of them have
been given not for property so much as for
options on property. If the givers of these
notes had sold their lots as they Intended,
they would have paid up their
have been happy, Sharp fellows,
don't know about making paper no one
tate transactions In Wichita last year figur-
break has now come, and the wster will be
Logansport Und.,) Phsros.
For falsehood in the aggregate and by
sections, In totality and by chips and slices;
for lies In bulk, in mass, In lump and In in.
stallments of dribs, bits, drops and inches;
for lies In whole snd in part; lies rsmided
and subdivided; lies collectively and In In.
divisible fractions, commend Us to the
average eastern country newspaper when
they come to speak Of Wichita. The above
Is reproduced SIS an average specimen of
what one of these inconsciensble wretches
can do In the line indicated when turned
loose. There Is neither sense nor reason In
them, at least nothing comes out of such
but detestable, outrageous internal lies, by
the wholesale.
The obtuseness of the gentlemen alluded
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23
a GOOD PROMISE.

Col. Fred Gront. who leads the Republi
can ticket In New York this fall, Is prov
ing hi E self strong and popular candi
date. No small part of his strength Is In
the discretion and good sense of his
speeches. Like his distinguished father he
Is man of few words. But, like him
also, those words are fifty ichosen and go
right to the point In one of his msny
short speeches recently he said, Should
be elected In November, viii try to show
that have inherited st lesst the ability TO
be faithful TO the trust imposed upon me. 3"
This modest pledge and reference to his
fathers CREST fidelity TO duty Is noble
sentiment well expressed. No characters
tic of General Grants nature was more
prominent than his unwsvering fidelity to
duty. He valued trust imposed upon him
as Of the highest Importance and the most
sscred character. His loyalty to duty,
whatever the consequence to himself, Is the
great, strong snd berutiful trait IN hts
character, and when his son pledges his
constituents that Il elected he will endesvor
to show that he inherited this quality, he
hiss made them promise Of superior merit
and worth. They could not ask candi
date to do more than this And they could
not be better served than BY che who would
do this much.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23
WHAT he DID SAY.

In yesterdays EAGLE we published re-
ported interview had with Mr.. Depew
president of the New York Central rail-
road, while in st. Louis recently, in regarC
the railroad and real estate interests Of the
west and offered some comments thereon
His'attention having been called to the st.
Louis interview A1r. Depew states that he
was incorrectly reported. 1t is not the
purpose of the EAGLE to misrepresent OF
misquote any one, and just now noting in
a New York paper an explanation by MIR.
D. of what he did say we cheerfully give
him the benefit of 1t herewith
| commented on the fact known to every.
body that the real estate booms liz the towns
had been pushed too far, and that there
had been considerable railroad building
paralleling old lines, and which would be
improbable. On the other hand, the
business activity all over the west and
northwest Is phenomenal and healthy. A
personal and careful inspection Of each of
the Vanderbilt lines and 5000 miles of
track showed the highest degree Of effici-
ency, and condition to both lower Ope-
rating expenses and work very long time
on very little expenditure If 1t became
necessary. On the other hand the financial
condition of our lines was never better,
and their prospects for earnings and divi-
dends never more sure. This applies to
the lines both east and west of Chicago
In addition to this the paper from which
Ii was takenvuotes Mr.. Depew as saying
that 'there was never such year as this.
and that he cannot see how financial dis
asrer can overtake us "-remarks which may
reassure many timid souls.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23
lse all men would be content to live In one

else all men would be content to live In one
place.
When Chauncy NJ. Depew or any other
man Of any standing. whatsoever, says we
are excited and specializing In the west,
and that In consequence We will have a
great panic, we want to get a map and sta
tistics and reassure ourselves that Wichita
Is the hub Of circle of prosperous cities,
Of which she is the largest by FIVE times
I the population, wealth and Importance;
that she is the center of virgin territory
just dozen years old and not one-tenth
developed, that viii comfortably hold
three million people; that In all that legit-
innate field Of the richest soil Of any state,
she Is the crowned and sceptered queen,
with no rival In less than two hundred and
forty miles; that for good or for eYil report
she Is known Of all men. that no
man Of intelligence now fingers
q map to find Wichita that
foreign population to the number Of one
million souls come to the United States
every year from ATTITUDES that confne them
TO settling In The middle and northern la,i.
tudes Of the western states very largely.
that the Increase Of q vigorous race Of sixty
million Of our own people is also throw
ing the very cream Of our population Into
the inviting west; that al this gathering
host must settle and 1--we surrounded by sll |
the concomitsnts Of civilization. and that !
Wichita and her domain viii catch their /
share for years TO come. We must see the |
hog and beef industry moving from the I
cities OF Ohio and Kentucky 10 Illinois. /
from there TO Missouri and Minnesota, and /
now to Omaha and Wichita We must
witness the center Of population moving on:
upon the Ohio, and now gradually up the
Missouri-sl against the logic Of men. but 1
In accord with ths, Of events. Note TIE |
gradual disappearance Of the American
desert.
The people q the west are not near so
far from tie true IDEAS Of lbeir present and
future prospects, a. yell IS those Of The
whole country, ss are those Of the east.
The eastern peop,e know something Of
themselves ard very little Of those O,
the west We Of The wes, know them and
TOO. Their crude Old consery.-
tssua un:kes ihem feel lonesome without a
chronic Csc q the financial i'm S.rns.
The western man acknowledges thAt men
must Increase. Eusi I've and must have the
country with tie meas 70 do Il In They
see hat country and those means around
lhe1 tn graf sp-esd and are, as they ought
10 te, inspired With t. The western razr
gets h.s imntgrA.son. money and much
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23
IN STRIKING CONTRAST

We are permitted to make the following
extract from private letter received by a
pro minent business firm in this city day
or two ago from MIR. Thomas H. Sites, of
Newark, Ohio, and needs no embellishing
as a correct reflex of Wichita. He says
MY faith In Wichita is just as strong In
Wichita as ever, and If had $4,000 at
my command would not be afraid to In
vest every dollar of 1t between Douglas
avenue and Seventeenth street north, and
Waco and Lawrence. have been In every
live city and town from Maine to Califor-
MIA, and from Canada to the gulf, and
Wichita takes the cake. Birmingham,
Chattanooga and San Diego are nowhere
In comparison, and the only place I struck
that would come anyway near was Los
Angeles"
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23
WHEN WICHITA'S FORCES ARE
ORGANIZED.

To the Editor of the Eagle
When each'of all of the clever and enter
prising young men who have come &c
Wichita from every state and city In the
union shall have gradually shifted into his
natural sphere in each business and organ
lied class In this citys now strange and un.
acquainted population, there will be exhib
tied the development Of force, now latent,
that will carry it forward as much more
rapidly than was the past progress OF any
other stable American city; as the vastly
improved methods of today are superior to
those of the past.
Those ambitious and enterprising young
men who have come here by the thousands
within the past two years must have time
to assume, each for himself, his natural
level In business and society before this
city will have al aggressive population fit
to carry her to the very pinnacle Of her
destiny.
Il is natural that there sbould
be times of shifting and
frictisn; that poverty and dtsappoint-
ments over anticipations Of completed air
castles should cause faint heartedness; that
some should seek other fields under that
old, old but ever new and never to be ex-
ploded delusion that there L. little better
country just ahead. And thus many
young men Of bright qualities VIII wander
away to waste precious years In travelling
that would lay the sure foundation for
competency If devoted to acquiring
special knowledge of city Ike ours, IN
stead of Swimming over the surface Of a vast
country and acquiring superficial knowl-
edge that Is useful only to one In ten NIL
Hon. But the wiser wifi remain and cover
q field for special knowledge that VIII make
them better acquainted with the men and
affairs Of the city until whs. they know
Will be worth hundreds Of thousands Of
dollars
II We have expected wonders with lev
population strange 70 each other, what viii
We reach when cur mighty forces ere Or
gained and begin 70 move with trained
steps under the stimulus Of exalted
ambition and the Frightening ef-
fects of sharp competition! II lie
Of little consequence that tie conservative
pioneer or the millionaire banker here or
elsewhere should ask. What Is there here
20 keep It up or tbs. he should pull up
his stakes and move ca 70 Los Angeles.
Sslt Lake or Portland with wise nod OF
the head. The same questions were ssksd
OF 81 previous cities countless times, OF
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23

material from the east TO build up his
country; but the eastern man does all his
business upon the ideas and with the ma
terial gathered from the west lie Is In a
narrow and coneeited field Of pure preoe-
dent; worshiping great houses, bonds
money and factories. denying the greatness
of the west. We are In the broad and lib-
ersl field Of development
swapping ideas and material
with Representatives from every civil
lied country; living ike true radicals,
treating precedent as useful in its place. as
disease Of the social naind when not appH
cable TO the present case.
We feed and largely clothe the east and
they DO our banking and importing, bat (:
Is upon our development that they Pile up
their millions Not knowing The true
source Of their wealth they have the con
ceits born Of possession Of power. AS
well might mans brooches pocket dictate
to his brain and bands which "a filing f..
Wichita Is Ike the brook of Lonfeilows
poem:
Men msy come and men may e.
Blu. ! 90 on forever
w. 4. HuTcuxsos.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23
A GOOD MAN.

We notice from our exchange list that j.
81. johnson, formerly Of this county, has
been nominated by the Republicans Of
Jackson county for Register of Deeds.
We are pleased to note this from the fact
that Mr.. johnson was resident Of Sedg-
wick county for over five years, and dur
ing that time was one Of the prominent
citizens of Kechi township, and an earnest
and enthusiastic Republican who had the
confidence and esteem of his neighbors.
We are always pleased to hear Of the
success of our Sedgwick county people and
SO clever and popular one as
Mr.. johnson.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23
THE WIND OF A BLADDER.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
see that Mr.. Jay Gould was in Kansas
this week, and that he stopped at Hutchin-
son, where he was interviewed by news
paper reporter. Did he stop In Wichita,
and If so when will the new Little Rock &
Memphis line reach Wichita? S. P.
Mr.. Jay Gould has not been west in six
months. The purported interview In the
Hutchinson News was lie out of whole
made up to gull such of Its own readers,
who by their trickely and dishonesty, de-
feated the Missouri Pacific's intention of
building another road through the south
part of Reno county, two or three months
since. Vice President Clark of that sys-
tenn spent half day in Wichita on Thurs
day, and he said that the Memphis, Little
Rock & Wichita road was being rapidly
constructed and that It would probably
reach Wichita by the last of 1888.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23
OUR STANDARD BEARERS.

The Republican party have recognized
the importance of having good and true
man to occupy the bench. The nomina-
ton of
CHRISTOPHER REED
for judge Of the Eighteenth judicial dis.
trict Is conceded to have been the best that
could have been made Mr.. Reed Is thirty
eight years of age and Is native of North
Carolina. He moved with his parents,
when child, to Virginia where he grew
up and was educated at the University of
Virginia. He studied law In New York
city and practiced In the courts OF thst state
until 1874, at which time he moved to
Marion, Kan. A vacancy having occurred
In the Office ,of county attorney Of that
county, Judge Peters, our present con-
gressmen, being then on the bench ap-
pointed Mr. Reed to fill the vacancy. So
acceptably did Mr.. Reed fill the office that
he was three times elected by the people to
the same position.
AAC SdhC W w III 4CCt 6uQ
partnernerhip with David Dale. Since
that time the firm of Dale & Reed have
been recognized as one of the strongest law
firms in this county. Socially Mr.. Reed Is
a warm hearted, genial gentleman and
since his coming here has made host of
friends among the people
His fitness for the position of Judge Is
recognized by the entire bar of this dis
trict. Cool, calm, deliberate. dignifed
and clear headed, Christopher Reed Is the
man for judge of the eighteenth judicial
district. Not only Is he well qualified
for the position but he looks
every inch judge. He Is the
man whom, when court assemblies, nine
out of ten strangers would point out as
judge of the court
There are not a few people In this coun-
try who believe that judges of courts
should be appointed and not elected by the
people The EAGLE has faith Ia the wis
dom of the people, and believes the people
of Sedgwick county will dem onstrate their
ability to discover the qualities which go to
make good judge by the election Of
Christopher Reed.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23
REGISTER.

The law requires that in cities of the first
and second class no one can vote unless
registered by the city clerk at least ten days
preceding the election. The books are now
open In the Office of the city clerk.
Those who have already registered, but
have since removed to another ward or
precinct, mnst register again.
Those who have registered. and who
have not since changed their residence,
need not register again.
Those who have not registered should do
30 at once
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23
II the New York Tribune's Washing or

II the New York Tribune's Washing on
report Is correct, the navy department
takes the prize up to dste for insane de-
cisions. 1t says that Captain Frank
Bunces voucher has been rejected and he
must pay from his own pocket the pilot
who took the Atlaf.ts up the Delaware to
the recent Phfladelphis celebration where
she was ordered TO 90. The reason Is tbs,
the pilo. was not necessary. Apparently
the only wsy to know whether a pilot is
necessary Is 10 go without one. and prove
the necessity when the vessel goes on the
rocks. II she does 60 aground, the captain
Is censursble for Tot having plot; while,
If she doesn't 90 ashore. it proves the pilot
was unnecessary ard the captstn must psy
the cost. Lots OF fur being captain
under such wise administering Of Affairs
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23

to is only equalled by the mendacity of the
editor of the sheet quoted. There Is more
building going on In Wichita today than
there has been in Logansport in twenty
five years, and the Logansport men who
didn't invest in Wichita are all the bigger
fools. There has not only not $3.50, 900 of
paper gone to protest, but not one dollar,
and If the gentlemen 81 mentioned are
such chumps as to be Influenced by such
unwarranted statements as are INDUCED IN
by the editor Of the aforesaid sheet, we
don't know as they are to be pitied. 1t Is
certain, however, In any event, that they
are not wanted in the livest, most flourish
ing and most prosperous city in the west
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23
INFALLTABLE STANDARD.

When 1t comes to question of the rela,
tive wealth of cities there is no standard of
measurement SO reliable as that of paid up
banking capital. Deposits as a measure of
development and prosperity are equally In
fallible. Wichita by these standards, as
well as by every other, Is the leading city
of the state. Her average deposits average
many hundreds of thousands dollars over
those of any other city In Kansas as for
the paid up banking capital of the leading
cities Of the state we reproduce the follow
ing from UnderwoOd's Bank Renorter
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23
WELCOME AND GOODBYE.

In saying good bye TO our visiting friends
of the State Congregational Association,
who have frightened our city with their
presence the past week, and while ex-
pressing the hope that this will not be their
last visit, either as an association or as in
dividuals, the EAGLE believes that 1t can
safely give expression to the declaration
that they have one and all been pleased
with our people,. with their hopefulness
and hospitality and with our life and good
citizenship generally, Wichita, touching
her morals, has been given bad name by
those high in authority in the state, and 1t
therefore has been with pleasure that for
weeks past we have been welcoming one
state organization after another to our
midst, especially such organizations
whose members constitute the
representatives of the religious and moral
elements of our great commonwealth. By
their judgment, now that they have seen
and to some extent partaken Of our life,
we are content to stand or fall. While In
population, IN wealth and in business
Wichita Is undoubtedly the metropolis o
Kansas, and while we have no fear as TO
the conclusions of our friends upon that
score, we are nevertheless sclicitous for our
good name. and glad are we indeed that we
have been permitted to be weighed In the
balances by men and women the brightest
tenent of whose religion is charity"
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23

Intfe Is no QUESTION DIT that The above
was fair guage of the size and import
ance Of the leading cities Of the state, re-
spectively, as they stood at the beginning
Of the year, but the next showing will be
far better for Wichita, which will have
besides the two banks established since the
report was made-one of them national
bank-another banking institution with a
half million paid up stock.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23

Give the wheel factory q boom. This
worthy home enterprise mus, not De per
mitted 10 go 70 Wichita. Topeka Demo
cra.
The wheel paientee knows vhs; be can
depend On In the matter o. substantial
backng and Il is for him 70 say what be
viii %.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23

The Uniform sucosss Of The Republican
party TO The past hAs been the result Of
unity Of purpose and concert q acsion.
That Il 81 TIA: Is necessary for the presen;
or future Republicans Of Sedgwiek VIII
10: cause al excep;ioa 70 The rule By
fs.igre 70 support The excepitonslly oiean
ticket raLed By the party.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23

Senator ingalls, and wife attended the
reception given at Atchison to Miss Susan
B. Anthony and the lady suffragists who
accompany her-'peripatetic james" we
believe the Wichita EAGLE calls them, but
then. tastes differ.-Newton Republican.
Yes, but then, EOt so much after all;
otherwise Susan B. and the rest might
have been sporting some other than their
maiden names. No. when 1t comes to
screechers tastes don't differ to any alarm
ing extent-that Is, mems tastes don't
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23
w. Z. HUTcurxsox.

Tuesday, the 5th day Of November, VIII
tell the tale ia the local election contest.
Let no Republican Be saiisfed with less
than the largest majority the party ever re
cefvei
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23

Take nap O, The Up!ied S;ssss ard
double is edgss together. iksn double 70
the edgss the other wsy. tAen unfold r.
Where lie crease cross each osheE sill he
a5ou; Ire oenter q the En.iad Stats II
you hare been careful and eIsc. 10 The
folding Ard II tie nap d correc: ore y0a
viii End Wichita very e!ose 70 Ire potn;
where The c-esses s,oes.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23
AN IMPORTANT WEEK FOR WICHITA

The results of the work of the coming
week will tell more for or against the fu-
ture of Wichita than the results Of the
work of any week in her entire history.
We have faith to believe that by the light
OF next Sunday mornings sun it viii be
read from the bright face of her fastest
friend
ats all right! The victory's won.'
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23

Up to within the past few days Repre-
sentative Mills of Texas has been almost
conceded the position of chairman Of the
ways and means committee of the lower
house of congress as successor TO Mr.. Nor
bison, who retires from that position and
body, but now S. S. Cox Of New York
begins to loom up as competitor for that
place: Mr. Cox rivals Mills as q champion
of the tariff for revenue only doctrine, and
as q wire puiler Is not inferior to the most
adroit. However, 1t Is not absolutely GER
tain that either Of them or anyone else of
that following will fill the responsible po-
sition named. The parties will be so nearly
equal In strength that 1t 1. not st all i'm.
probrble MIR. Raddan will succeed Mr..
Carlisle to the speakership, in which event
the organization of the committees will be
given different coloring as TO tariff mat
tiers. There is nothing settled as to the
organization Of the house or the makeup
OF the committees and suggestions in re-
gard thereto are guess work.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23
An exchange remarks that Geo. Francis

An exchange remarks that Geo. Francis
Train Is not dangerous, but he Is noisy
nuisance, and that he ought to be muzzled
and kindly treated. This is said In refer
ence to his sympathy with the Anarchists
and is public defense of their cause. He
has long been regarded as visionary on
most subject pertaining to the social well
being, but is plausible and ingenious which
makes him dangerous in his public utter
ances. We think he ought to be muzzled.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23

The rapid transit of the presidential
party through the state of Illinois, not
taking time TO stop even for a moment at
the grave of his honored and martyred
predecessor, Lincoln, and the haste mani.
tested to reach the tomb of ex President
Polk at Nashville by Mr.. Cleveland
may be set down by his apologists as mere
incidents of the trip, but 1t lie just such In
cidents that 60 to make up the sum total of
q mans character and reflect his sentiments
and inspirations. These and many others
that could be mentioned have made last.
ing impression upon the memory and con-
victions of thousands Of refined and patri.
otic citizens throughout the land.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-23

A rich deposit Of silicate has Just been
discovered near the surface of the ground
at Hutchinson and they are taking steps to
utilize the find. Silicate is used In making
plate glass and as the deposit mentioned Is
believed TO be practically inexhaustible
Hutchinson may conclude that 1t would be
a good thing to put up plate glass works.
Such an industry would be of infinitely
greatly value TO that place than the pack
ing house they are talking about erecting.